This was our last hike we did as the 6 months of being marooned on the island was coming to a close. Our flights back to North America were finally booked yet the reality of leaving hadn’t completely sunk in yet. We went on a goodbye hike with two of our closest friends from the island. Naturally we climbed the iconic rock of Le Morne which we had climbed time and time again. We made it to the top and soaked in the views one last time as we would no longer be climbing up here every other day to pass the time. It was a very bittersweet feeling as we were reminiscing over our adventures we had on the island. The moment we were waiting for, the ability to finally go home, would come in a few days… A couple days went by. We said farewell to the last of our friends at the airport and went on our way. As the plane took off and the tiny island we lived on for so long got smaller and smaller we both shed some tears. Although we were returning home, we both knew that parts of us would always miss our home away from home.
Edition: 1/1
A Collection by Chelsea Mealo and Brayden Hall
1000 Miles Out is a collection of 37 1/1 images based on the shared experience of getting stuck abroad on the tiny island of Mauritius for 6 months by these two artists. A job had brought them to Mauritius early March 2020. Despite expressing concern about traveling in light of developing travel restrictions, the client urged them to go. It took three days to travel around the world from New York to the middle of the Indian Ocean. The day after arriving, they were informed that the island would be closing its airport, the only way on and off the island, for 10 days. Periodically, this 10 days turned to a month, two months and so on resulting in an unexpected six-month stay. Initially, the island was incredibly strict with a police-enforced lockdown. Trapped abroad tested the two both financially and mentally. However, the life-changing experience had a bittersweet ending as the two developed deep friendships and love for the island.
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This was our last hike we did as the 6 months of being marooned on the island was coming to a close. Our flights back to North America were finally booked yet the reality of leaving hadn’t completely sunk in yet. We went on a goodbye hike with two of our closest friends from the island. Naturally we climbed the iconic rock of Le Morne which we had climbed time and time again. We made it to the top and soaked in the views one last time as we would no longer be climbing up here every other day to pass the time. It was a very bittersweet feeling as we were reminiscing over our adventures we had on the island. The moment we were waiting for, the ability to finally go home, would come in a few days… A couple days went by. We said farewell to the last of our friends at the airport and went on our way. As the plane took off and the tiny island we lived on for so long got smaller and smaller we both shed some tears. Although we were returning home, we both knew that parts of us would always miss our home away from home.
Edition: 1/1
A Collection by Chelsea Mealo and Brayden Hall
1000 Miles Out is a collection of 37 1/1 images based on the shared experience of getting stuck abroad on the tiny island of Mauritius for 6 months by these two artists. A job had brought them to Mauritius early March 2020. Despite expressing concern about traveling in light of developing travel restrictions, the client urged them to go. It took three days to travel around the world from New York to the middle of the Indian Ocean. The day after arriving, they were informed that the island would be closing its airport, the only way on and off the island, for 10 days. Periodically, this 10 days turned to a month, two months and so on resulting in an unexpected six-month stay. Initially, the island was incredibly strict with a police-enforced lockdown. Trapped abroad tested the two both financially and mentally. However, the life-changing experience had a bittersweet ending as the two developed deep friendships and love for the island.
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